Alabama deputy to plead guilty in death of mentally ill inmate, highlighting jail abuse.

An Alabama deputy, Carl Lofton Carpenter, will plead guilty to assaulting Tony Mitchell, who was experiencing a mental health crisis and later died from sepsis and hypothermia in jail. The case highlights a culture of abuse in the Walker County Sheriff's Department. Carpenter faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. At least ten other jail employees have also pleaded guilty related to Mitchell's death.